Glenda Flowers stood at the edge of a crowd of angry veterans at one of many War Memorial buildings in the nation. They had been waiting months, even years, to hear whether they would receive disability benefits, and they were tired of excuses.

Area residents check out the icebergs at Grand Haven State Park despite the falling temperatures. Police emphasized that the ice mixed with sand makes for extremely unstable conditions, and warn people not to go out on the icebergs or the ice-covered pier.